OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221700958

C.E. BARKER, LTD.

HOUSTON, TX— 2024-09-10T00:00:00

Event: Attachment Hook, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chain, Chest, Concrete, Crane Hook, Excavator, Lift, Pipe, Sling, Stomach, Struck Against, Struck By
NAICS: 237110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347750416
Employer profile: C.E. BARKER, LTD.
Summary number: 221700958
Report ID: 0626600
Project type: A
Construction end-use: H

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by steel lifting chains

Investigation abstract

At 3:15 p.m. on September 10, 2024, employees were installing 84-inch reinforced concrete pipes using steel lifting chain slings connected to an excavator. During the process, one of the steel chain slings snapped at the lifting hook, striking a nearby employee in the chest and stomach. The employee sustained blunt force trauma to the chest and stomach areas. The employee died at the scene.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 38 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
869

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